(1299) Mertona
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Asteroid (1299) Mertona |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.8058 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1864 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2827 AU - 3.3289 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.869 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,700 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.781 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 14 km |
| Albedo | 0.243 |
| Rotation period | 4.997 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.5 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Guy Reiss |
| Date of discovery | January 18, 1934 |
| Another name | 1934 BA |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(1299) Mertona is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 18 January 1934 by the French astronomer Guy Reiss in Algiers was discovered.
The asteroid was named in honor of the English astronomer Gerald Merton .